MoscowA drone strike halted the refinery supplying 40% of city fuel.
Gazprom Neft stations halved the per-purchase fuel limit from 60 litres to 30.
Ukraine’s September 20 attack set both primary crude distillation units alight, halting processing, three industry sources said.
After June’s strikes, the plant restarted sooner than those sources predicted.
Industry sources say repairs could take several weeks.
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- Українська правда
- specifies ELOU-AVT-6 unit hit, quantifies fuel supply impact: 40% of Moscow's and 70% of Moscow region's petrol/aviation gas provision
- Meduza
- reports both primary distillation units caught fire with weeks-long repair outlook, fuel trading halted on exchange since Sept 21, comparison to June attack precedent
- HotAir leans critical
- frames attack during Russian parliamentary election vote-count, highlights Yabloko anti-war party's ballot removal 12 days after registration
Sources: Українська правда, Meduza, HotAir